Curiously searching

I love music. So it is not a surprise that I liked Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. I am a sucker for good music and watching a movie with a great soundtrack is just pure bliss.

The story of the movie is the usual teen love. I guess the music saved the movie for me.

I am also quite excited that Eminem is coming out with  new album. I did have all his albums before but decided to delete all of it a few months back because it was just too many that it was useless for me to shuffle my playlist as his songs would be played at least once for every five songs. I think that was a mistake. Big mistake. Now I have to find a way to get the music again.

On the way to school this morning, the bus I rode on was playing a concert of Michael Jackson. This was Michael Jackson before this nose disappeared but after the Gluta treatment.

I just found it funny that the concert showed both his dancing and performance skills as well as the many people who passed out in his concert. The shots were either of Michael Jackson singing and dancing or of his fans passing out and being carried in stretchers or being slapped by paramedics to test if they are conscious. I do not know what the producers of the video were trying to convey, but I just found the juxtaposition weird.  Showing Michael Jackson dancing – with his weird “costume” that looks like something a lady gymnast would wear, only he puts on pants underneath it, – and his many unconscious fans in alternating shots was really weird.

There has been quite a hype about this movie. And I waited until I had time to watch and savor it but it fell flat. I did not get the movie. So the guy’s in Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and uses that to get in touch with the love of his life. In the process of being interrogated for his success, he ends up sharing his life story. And? Not much going on in there.

I just did not get the movie. Maybe watching it after I watched Revolutionary Road last night was a bad idea, or maybe this is just not my cup of tea, or chai.

I think this movie is the same as the Big Fat Greek Wedding. The Big Fat Greek Wedding was a hit because having such a large, noisy family is not just a common thing for those watching it, especially Americans. This movie sells to western people cos they do not have slums and have not seen poverty like this one. For someone who sees poverty, just like the one presented in Slumdog Millionaire, on a daily basis, there was nothing that made the movie special. Since I am not a film major and cannot judge a movie’s cinematography and direction and what-not, I usually base my judgment of a movie on the skills of the actors, the music used and the story. Though I think it was well acted, and the movie did have a good musical score, there was nothing in the story that excited me. The love story did not even feel well presented.

But just for one to be a part of the bandwagon, watch it. But for me, I’ll live if I had not watched it. It doesn’t make my list of great movies.

And I still cannot believe Revolutionary Road did not get the nominations it deserves.

I hate great movies, especially the ones where I end up teary-eyed and enjoying it – teary-eyed is an utter understatement. I just finished watching Revolutionary Road, and that is how I am right now, teary-eyed. Kate and Leo should have gotten an Academy Award nomination for their performances. I am no film critic, it’s either I like it or not, either it catches my attention or not, either it is interesting or not. This was something I liked, attentively watched, and was quite interesting. I will leave it at that.

I just love depressing movies, they make me feel better.